Beamable Network

TLDR

Beamable Network converts existing centralized game-backend infrastructure into a decentralized compute marketplace. Rather than launching into a vacuum of unproven demand, Beamable enters DePIN with a functioning SaaS business already processing over 11 billion API calls per month across roughly 100 live games — including Star Trek Timelines, Doctor Who: Lost in Time, FIFA Rivals, and Pudgy Party. The protocol mints that real-world activity into on-chain settlement, rewarding node operators in $BMB, a Solana SPL token, and distributing revenue back to stakers and Checker Node license holders.

Background: From SaaS to DePIN

Beamable began in 2020 as a game backend platform under CEO Jon Radoff, helping studios manage LiveOps — the persistent, service-layer operations that keep live games running: player accounts, inventory, leaderboards, matchmaking, and real-time multiplayer. By 2025 the SaaS platform had reached approximately $3 million in annual recurring revenue and was generating 11 billion monthly API calls across 2.5 million monthly players. The web3 pivot reframes that compute workload as supply-side demand for a decentralized infrastructure market rather than a liability on centralized cloud providers.

This is the core bet: most DePIN projects launch with ambitious supply-side node networks but scramble to find users. Beamable inverts the model — demand exists first, and the token protocol is built to route it through decentralized infrastructure.

Core Mechanism

The network operates as a three-layer marketplace:

Worker Nodes are the supply side. Operators lease compute capacity that executes actual game workloads — containerized microservices handling anything from stateful game-world objects to real-time matchmaking. Worker Nodes set their own service prices, denominated in either $BMB or USDC, though protocol rules require them to hold $BMB before withdrawing revenue. Third-party developers can also deploy custom microservices; when another game invokes that code, the developer earns a royalty from the service fee.

Router Nodes act as a coordination and traffic layer, matching game requests to the most appropriate Worker Node based on latency, price, and quality scores.

Checker Nodes form the validation layer. They perform two recurring checks on Worker Nodes: Proof of Availability (confirming a node is online) and Proof of Service (confirming workloads ran correctly). Checker Nodes are issued as NFTs on Solana, run in lightweight Docker containers (0.25 vCPU, 512 MB RAM), and require at least 95% uptime. Operators who cannot self-host can delegate to node-as-a-service partners including Easeflow, Helium Deploy, NodeOps, InfStones, and nodes.garden.

On-chain smart contracts handle payment distribution automatically: games pay for services, Worker Nodes collect fees, Checker Nodes receive validation fees, and a Treasury retains an ecosystem fee.

$BMB Token

$BMB is a Solana SPL token with a fixed maximum supply of one billion tokens. Contract address: BMBtwz6LFDJVJd2aZvL5F64fdvWP3RPn4NP5q9Xe15UD.

Supply allocation:

• 30% — Community and node incentives (split equally across Checker Nodes, Worker Nodes, and incentive campaigns/Router Nodes)
• 30% — Liquidity and token launch (fully unlocked at TGE)
• 22% — Core team, advisors, and investors (10% cliff one year post-TGE, then linear over 24 months)
• 12% — DAO treasury and ecosystem (25% at TGE, linear over 24 months)
• 6% — Airdrops and community campaigns

The TGE took place in November 2025, with the public token sale conducted on Metaplex Genesis at $0.06 per token. Beamable reported raising $13.5 million ahead of the launch.

Token utility: $BMB pays for compute services (with discounted rates versus USDC payment), stakes for governance via $veBMB, earns USDC revenue sharing from Worker Node fees, and funds Checker Node operational rewards.

Checker Node Economics

3,000 Alpha Checker Node licenses were sold at $370 each (limit 20 per wallet) during the Alpha Sale. Each license is a Solana NFT. Operational rewards amount to roughly 1.67 million $BMB per month — representing 10% of total supply emitted over five years — distributed proportionally based on checks completed, with a 90-day vesting window from the claim date.

Revenue sharing adds a second income stream. A base pool distributes 5% of Worker Node revenue to all stakers proportionally; a bonus pool distributes an additional 5% exclusively to Checker Node license holders who stake up to 2,500 $BMB per license.

Roadmap

Beamable's seven-phase rollout runs through 2026:

• HYDRON (Q2 2025): Public roadmap and TGE criteria publication
• NEON (Q3 2025): Alpha Node Sale, smart contract security audits, $BMB pre-sale
• ARGON (Q4 2025): Public Checker Node Sale, Checker Node launch, Worker Node liveliness dashboard
• KRYPTON (Q4 2025): DAO activation, on-chain payment settlement (Orderbook V1)
• XENON (Q1 2026): Slashing for protocol violations, Worker Node reputation scoring, Orderbook V2
• Phases 6-7 (2026+): Migration of cloud workloads from centralized providers, creator ecosystem with royalty payments to microservice developers

Audits and Security

The protocol roadmap includes smart contract security audits of token contracts as a Phase 2 deliverable (Q3 2025). No third-party completed audit reports were publicly available at the time of writing. Risk mitigations built into the protocol include: mandatory 90-day vesting on Checker Node rewards, mandatory hold periods before Worker Node token withdrawal, and planned slashing mechanisms (Phase 5) for protocol violations.

Team and Governance

Jon Radoff serves as CEO. The protocol is legally administered by the Beamable Foundation, a nonprofit foundation company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with no shareholders and no dividend distribution rights.

Governance launches under a council model in which the core development team holds authority to approve or veto proposals. The target transition date toward full community governance is December 31, 2027, at which point council powers diminish and $veBMB stakers gain majority control. Proposals require 60% approval from participating $veBMB holders, with quorum set by the council during the transitional phase.

Solana Integration

Beamable is architecturally committed to Solana: $BMB is a native SPL token, Checker Node licenses are Solana NFTs minted through the Metaplex standard, and payment settlement runs on-chain via Solana smart contracts. The decision to launch on Metaplex Genesis reflects the choice to tap Solana's established NFT infrastructure for node license issuance and to reach Solana-native liquidity for the token sale.

The network's differentiation within the DePIN sector — pre-existing, measurable demand from real games and real players — is a structural advantage over compute DePIN projects without anchor customers. Whether that SaaS revenue survives migration to on-chain settlement, and whether Worker Node operators can price competitively against traditional cloud providers, remain the central questions for the protocol's long-term economics.